Earth's largest land animals are limited by salt. Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2

Super excited to see that the last chapter of my PhD on root trait - ecosystem functioning relationships is now published in @newphyt.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Why are some species widespread while others are found only in small, isolated areas? A study in Nature Communications shows that species with narrow ranges, and thus higher extinction risk, are often island-restricted, poor dispersers, and have evolved relatively recently. #evosky 🧪

A new @natcomms.nature.com study led by iDiv alumna @adrianaalzate.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social uncovered that across >26,000 species evolutionary age is positively linked to range size, except in marine mammals. #Biodiversity #Evolution #iDivResearch www.idiv.de/older-specie...

Publication out on the effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests in natcomms.nature.com‬rdcu.be/enby2

Two PhD positions available at Wageningen University on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes. Supervision will be by my great colleagues @iris-hordijk.bsky.social @amandataylor.bsky.social @dominic-martin.bsky.social @lucianachr.bsky.social and Merel Hofmeijer.

Interested in discussing issues on Global Ecology, or share your work on it? For those who still want to join the Global Ecology Starter Pack Vol. 2, there is still space! bsky.app/starter-pack... For joining, DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join.

Looking for a fully funded PhD position to work on plant, bird and insect biodiversity restoration in Dutch agricultural grasslands? Then consider applying for this position! (or share with anyone interested). www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

Join the CurveBend Project! We're hiring 8 PhDs and 2 Postdocs to promote biodiversity restoration and a nature-positive future through collective action at the landscape scale in the Netherlands, Argentina, Kenya and Tanzania. shorturl.at/nOdhb #JobAlert #PhDpositions #PostdocJobs #Biodiversity

Nederland kennisland? "Europees is afgesproken dat landen 3% van hun BBP investeren in onderzoek en innovatie. Nederland staat op 2,3% en gaat met deze bezuinigingen verder dalen." www.nwo.nl/nieuws/grote...

Two more days to go: We will soon publish the Open Letter so please sign and repost. 1587 people already signed, some countries remain behind: 1: Latvia Lithuania Cyprus Malta 3: Bulgaria 5: Estonia Ireland Slovenia 7: Slovakia 8: Croatia Poland 10: Romania docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Last chance to apply for this PhD with @estelle-ravel.bsky.social, @iris-hordijk.bsky.social and me at @w-u-r.bsky.social! Application deadline is next Tuesday 3rd of December.